DETROIT -- A proposed schedule for Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filed with the court this morning suggests the court will attempt to complete the process before September 2014 - before the city has the option of removing emergency manager Kevyn Orr under a provision of the state law.

The 50-page motion also asks the judge in the case, once one is assigned, to set a deadline of August 19 for creditors to file any objections to the city's eligibility to file a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition.

Federal law does not provide for a specific deadline for making eligibility objections in a municipal bankruptcy case. But the motion argues that by setting a deadline, the city can move forward with its restructuring plan faster without facing multiple challenges to the petition.

In order to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, the city must show that it has been engaged in "good faith negotiations" with creditors prior to the filing. Labor unions and city pension funds have accused Orr of failing to negotiate in good faith.

Orr said at a news conference after the Thursday afternoon filing that he had "bent over backwards" in negotiating with the city's creditors.

"We've spent a lot of time negotiating in good faith," Orr said. "We've had over 100 meetings with stakeholders ... Frankly, we'll continue to negotiate in good faith and I hope we'll get to the position now where we'll be able to reach some sort of agreement that will be cooperative even in this process... Quite frankly, I bent over backward in the past three months."

As part of Friday's motion, the city proposes a schedule for addressing any challenges to the city's eligibility to file, with a deadline in early November to file any pre-trial briefs for a hearing on the challenges.

The motion cites proceedings in the bankruptcy cases of Stockton, Calif. and Jefferson County, Ala., which followed a similar timeline. Chapter 9 bankruptcies are rare, with fewer than 500 having been filed since Congress created the municipal bankruptcy law in the 1930s, according to the federal court system.

Detroit's is expected to be the largest bankruptcy in the history of the United States.